Bangladeshi ferry death toll at 25, with more than 100 feared drowned

Divers fought corpses Friday rescue trapped in the rubble of a Bangladeshi ferry, which was sunk by a huge wave, as the death toll from the disaster rose more feared drowned on 25 with results.
As survivors of the captain of the MV Miraz the blame for refusing protection before a gathering storm, was an investigation initiated, in, whether it had taken too many passengers.
Bangladesh is no stranger to disasters, often to transport blamed overcrowding and poor maintenance.
Officials said more than 200 people to the ferry when it sank Meghna on the bottom of the River on Thursday afternoon, about 50 miles southeast of the capital Dhaka.
How desperate a first bid increase the ferry before two salvage ships relatives from the side of the river where bodies were laid, could made another attempt to drag ashore.
"Many of the passengers rushed to lower decks of the ship, to escape from strong winds. You have been caught. I'm afraid that most are found the facilities there, '' Bangladesh water said Transport Authority Chief Shamsuddoha Kalu Dacian.
Khan Dacians said up to 40 people were able to swim in safety or were rescued by fishing boats, after the ship began listing the ship but in minutes went.
"The death toll now stands at 25, including 15 women and children," the local police said Chief Ferdous Ahmed.
Saiful Hassan Badal, Deputy Commissioner Munsiganj District, said there was no chance of finding more survivors.
"Now it more than 20 hours because the ferry sank, so there is no way, alive on the inside of the vessel to find anyone", Badal said.
The exact number of passengers was not immediately known as Bangladeshi ferries logbooks not passenger.
Officials had initially said up to 350 people on-Board could be, when the ferry capsized on Thursday, but Khan Dacians said that the number was smaller.
"It is a medium-sized ferry and was about 90 meters long. There may be some 500 passengers without charge. But from what we have gathered so far, it was with around 150-200 passengers at the time of the accident, '' he said.
An investigation was ordered, whether the ship was carrying more than its capacity, or whether it had structural failures.
Some survivors blamed the skipper defying calls as the weather deteriorated to cancel the trip.
"The sky was black and dozens of us pleaded with him, the next Bank to take the ship, as we saw, that the storm is coming." He didn't listen to us, '' said survivor Mohammad Ali.
"The storm unleashed three huge waves. The ferry survived the first two, but the third is tilted and then the ship sank within minutes.
"I held the hand of my wife and our six year-old son held tight in the chest," the dress worker added.
"After the third wave, I saw her again," Ali, fighting, not keep back the tears, said on the banks of the river.
Another howled for his missing son. "My son said 'father Please save me, please save me,' but I could not," he said.
Hundreds of desperate relatives gathered at the River as the corpses were laid in rows, to be identified. Other rescuers on boats accompanied, as she searched for the missing passengers.

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